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Representative Experience
- Former general counsel for 14 subsidiaries and/or divisions at Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., including its national credit card bank subsidiary, Credit First National Association.
- Substantial experience in acquisitions, consolidations, divestitures, joint ventures, technology licensing and dispositions, and de novo formation of a variety of corporate, partnership, limited liability companies, multi state bank, trust, holding company, non-bank subsidiary operations and non-bank organizations.
- Routinely represents financial institutions in the negotiation, implementation, and oversight of compliance with state and federal regulatory enforcement actions.
- Regularly represents financial institution officers and directors in regulatory enforcement actions and corporate governance matters.
- Extensive experience in the development, implementation and maintenance of corporate governance policies and procedures, and regulatory compliance policies, procedures and programs, including Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-money Laundering, USA Patriot Act and OFAC requirements, privacy, foreign corrupt practices, information security and safeguarding, electronic commerce, affiliate transactions and consumer credit regulations (Reg Z, ECOA, FCRA).
- Represents and advises businesses, financial institutions, money services businesses, retailers and others with new product development including funds transfers, electronic payments, payment processing systems, Internet sites, debit cards, gift cards and prepaid cards.
- Regularly provides corporate governance training and strategic planning assistance for public and private companies, including financial institutions and their affiliates.
- Routinely assists financial institutions and their affiliates with compliance audits and training before, during and after regulatory examinations.
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